VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
09/20/2004
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 2209 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2004 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (91-66) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 1
Chicago White Sox (78-79) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 8 0
White Sox Bridle Cardinals, 3-2
In a low-scoring tilt between the Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals, Mark Buehrle, who is tied for 2nd in the VBL in complete games with 4, was the difference-maker. The Chicago left-hander spearheaded the 3-2 win. Buddy Groom converted his 32nd save in 39 tries. Today's win puts Chicago at 78-79, while St. Louis falls to 91-66.

With scoring opportunities rare, the White Sox had to cash in when they had the chance. One such opportunity presented itself in the bottom of the fifth, when right fielder Bernie Williams hit a 2-run single. The single came off Javier Vazquez and made the score 3-1, White Sox. Williams went 1 for 4. He drove in 2 runs.

"It's always extra special to win at home," said Williams.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crisp 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 20 67
M. Alou LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .270 21 80
A. Pujols 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .337 46 131
P. Lo Duca C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283 18 73
J. Edmonds CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .262 29 92
J. Valentin SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .241 25 87
M. Sweeney 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 17 84
D. Young RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 28 92
J. Vazquez P 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .179 2 9
   a-M. Teixeira PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 15 52
   J. Wylie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2 2 2 11      
a - M. Teixeira pinch hit for J. Vazquez in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Vazquez (2, 5th Inning off M. Buehrle, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Edmonds (29, 7th Inning off M. Buehrle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Alou 2 , P. Lo Duca , J. Edmonds 4 , J. Valentin , J. Vazquez 4
2-out RBI: J. Vazquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sweeney
GIDP: A. Pujols , P. Lo Duca
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Edmonds (9)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sweeney (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Young SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274 21 63
B. Williams RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .271 25 75
   c-J. Borchard RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 5 10
J. Crede 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270 31 84
J. Thome 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .271 45 116
J. Liefer LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .230 28 98
E. Kratz C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 8 24
   a-B. Hill PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 3 8
   B. Groom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Brogna CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .199 5 36
M. Morse 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .245 18 74
M. Buehrle P 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .130 1 4
   b-J. Jaso C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 1 6
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 6 14      
a - B. Hill pinch ran for E. Kratz in the 8th
b - J. Jaso substituted for M. Buehrle in the 9th
c - J. Borchard substituted for B. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Brogna (28, 2nd Inning off J. Vazquez, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Young (28, 5th Inning off J. Vazquez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thome (45, 2nd Inning off J. Vazquez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Young 2 , B. Williams , J. Crede , J. Thome 5 , E. Kratz , R. Brogna 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thome , J. Liefer , M. Morse 2 , M. Buehrle
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Morse-Young-Thome, Young-Morse-Thome)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vazquez L (16-8) 6.0 6 3 3 2 6 1 105 3.42   
J. Wylie 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vazquez 52
Batters Faced: J. Vazquez 27, J. Wylie 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vazquez 6-6, J. Wylie 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vazquez 105-62, J. Wylie 24-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Buehrle W (14-11) 8.0 6 2 2 2 2 2 107 3.73   
B. Groom SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Buehrle 62
Batters Faced: M. Buehrle 30, B. Groom 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Buehrle 14-6, B. Groom 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Buehrle 107-68, B. Groom 6-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Buehrle
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 32528
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